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  "slug": "2002-mayjune-bits-and-bytes",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2002-mayjune-bits-and-bytes.html",
  "year": 2002,
  "month": "May/June",
  "monthNum": 5,
  "headline": "Bits & Bytes",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "IRE and NICAR",
  "summary": "The IRE and NICAR Database Library recently added new datasets regarding truck inspections and federal grants, while updating existing databases on boating accidents, AIDS cases, and aircraft maintenance.",
  "keywords": [
    "databases",
    "trucking",
    "boating"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Data & Databases",
    "Journalism & Newsroom"
  ],
  "technologies": [],
  "full_text": "The IRE and NICAR Database Library completed two additions of its government database collection: the Department of Transportation's database of truck inspections and data files from the Census Bureau's Federal Assistance Award Data System (FAADS). The truck inspections database includes seven relational tables, covering millions of inspections and violations across the United States. The library offers the data nationwide or by state. The FAADS files include tables for each fiscal year, covering grants and other financial assistance, including the recipient and location, plus a description of the program. FAADS files, too, are offered both nationwide or by state. The U.S. Recreational Boat Accident Database includes 7,740 accidents in 2000, obtained in April from the U.S. Coast Guard. The database consists of four relational tables containing data on each accident. Details for each accident include when and where the accident occurred, its causes and details of deaths or injuries. Those purchasing the database from the Database Library will also receive data files covering 1969 through 1999. The AIDS Public Information Data Set contains information about AIDS cases reported to state and local health departments since 1981. These agencies share this information with the Centers for Disease Control. The data set includes each AIDS patient and summary information by state, metropolitan area, mode of exposure to HIV, sex, race/ethnicity, age, vital status and case definition category. Service Difficulty Reports consist of maintenance incidents collected by the Federal Aviation Administration for the purpose of tracking repair problems with private, commercial and military aircraft and aircraft components. The data is reported by tail number and aircraft serial number, so it is possible to trace the maintenance history of a particular airplane with this database. To find out more about these or other databases, visit the Web page www.ire.org/datalibrary/ or call 573-884-7711. To suggest articles for Uplink, send your e-mail to uplink@nicar.org.",
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    "extracted_at": "",
    "verified": true
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